Steering Committee
Members of the Steering Committee

Amadou Oury Diallo
Senegal, Africa

Saruth Chan
Cambodia, Asia

Madeleine Kaufmann
Switzerland, Europe

Santiago Arguello
Mexico, Latin America

Stefanie Pondini

Esther Penunia

Monicah Yator

Lauren Baker

Fergus Sinclair

Terms of reference for the Steering Committee:
The Steering Committee is composed of one country representative for each of the four regions and one representative of each of the other stakeholder groups (farmers’ organizations; Research organizations; indigenous peoples’ organizations; United Nation agencies; Philanthropic organizations; Civil society organizations).
The Steering Committee reports to the general assembly of the members of the Coalition and is tasked to:
- Supervise the Secretariat staff;
- Provide overall guidance on the development and implementation of the Coalition’s Strategic Plan;
- Approve the annual work plan and budget for the Secretariat;
- Approve the agendas of meetings of the general assembly of the members of the coalition;
- Propose the creation of working groups;
- Act as a sounding board for the Secretariat; and
- Approve the annual report of the Coalition prepared by the Secretariat.
Co-Chairs
On 17th January 2024, the Steering Committee of the Agroecology Coalition met for an in-person workshop to progress on the future strategy of the Coalition and elected its two co-chairs: Monicah Yator and Madeleine Kaufmann.
A press release is available here.